Letters: John DeVantier believes in Appleton schools

There are four candidates running for two seats on the Appleton Board of Education. I have met two of them personally and have studied the media surveys on all four. It appears to me that the most outstanding candidate is John DeVantier, for a number of reasons.

John will bring a parent's perspective to the school board, which is currently underrepresented.

Only one current member of the school board has children in the Appleton school system. None of the other candidates has children currently in the Appleton school system.

John will have children in the Appleton school system until 2031, as the eldest of his three children is in kindergarten.

In other words, John is the only candidate with skin in the game, and believes that we must do a better job of educating our children for the next generation of jobs.

John believes that Appleton is an exceptional community and deserves to have an exceptional school system.

The Appleton Area School District's overall average state Department of Public Instruction report card score is 72.2 out of 100, a "C" by most standards. Clearly, the present Appleton school board is not doing enough to deliver an exceptional school system and needs new blood.

John will bring a fresh perspective to a school board with a current average tenure of 15 years.

John is an information technology professional with knowledge and experience in ever-changing technology that is so vital for today's schools.

John works for Oracle Corp., a global information technology hardware and software company.

John has also distinguished himself by being the only candidate who has posted his responses to the Appleton Education Association's candidate questionnaire.

It's refreshing to see that kind of openness, and that raises an obvious question: Why don't the other candidates do the same?

Brian Farmer,

Appleton

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Letters: John DeVantier believes in Appleton schools

There are four candidates running for two seats on the Appleton Board of Education. I have met two of them personally and have studied the media surveys on all four.

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